\Vi"per*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. viperinus: cf. F.
vip['e]rin.]
Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper.
{Viperine snake}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any venomous snake of the family {Viperid[ae]}.
(b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color,
    esp. {Tropidonotus viperinus}, a small European species
    which resembles the viper in color.